To say it has been a tumultuous few months in American politics is redundant. Division and belligerence are now par for the course in a deeply divided American Congress, but while the political fault lines appear to be ever widening, there are still some significant shows of bipartisanship that provide us with some hope for the future.

The Liberals will be under attack from all sides in the next election campaign, but Liberals say they have a good story to tell and some say they need to sharpen up their communications strategy before it's too late.